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+Bishop Adalberon (?-989): Bishop of Reims
*Adric: Sexton at Saint Wulfram's
*Aelfgyfu: Edith's lady
+Aelfric (c.955-c.1010) Abbot of Eynsham
*Ealdorman Aelfwulf: Ealdorman from London
+King Aethelred II Unraed (c.966-1016): King of England, 978-1013 & 1014-1016
Aethelric (fl.1050) Kinsman of Harold, onetime nominee for Archibishop of Canterbury
*Earl Aethelwine: Harold's Friend
*Airik the Mercer: Londoner
Abu 'Amr 'Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (fl.1042-1069): Emir of Ishbiliya
+Saint Alban (III or IV century): First English martyr
+Alcuin Albinus (c.735-804): Scholar
Pope Alexander II (c.1010-1073): Formerly Anselm of Baggio
+Algar (?-1060): Morkere's father
*Arne: Priest to Lady Gytha
*Arnegifu: Earl Arnketil's daughter
Earl Arnketil (fl.1066): Northern earl
+Saint Augustine of Canterbury (?-604): First archbishop of Canterbury
+Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430): Bishop of Hippo, theologian
B
Balder: Ancient god
Count Baldwin V of Flanders (c.1012-1067): William of Normandy's father-in-law
+Saint Bede (c.673-735): Historian
+Pope Benedict X (c.1000-c.1070): Antipope 1058-1059
*Brother Beornred: Escorted Lanfranc to Canterbury
*Bernardo: Major domo at Canossa Castle
C
+Charlemagne (748-814): King of France, first Holy Roman Emperor
+King Childeric I (c.437-481): Frankish king
+King Cnut (?-1035): Danish king of England
*Coelnoth: Earl Arnketil's son
*Colum-cille: Scottish monk
+Saint Columba (521-597): Irish missionary who first brought Christianity to England
+Saint Columbanus (540-615): Irish missionary who established many monasteries
Constantine Ducas (1006-1067), Byzantine Emperor
+Cunegund: King Llyr's son
+Saint Cuthbert (c.634-687): Anglo-Saxon holy man at Lindisfarne
D
Domenico Contarini (?-1071): Venetian doge
+King Duncan (c.1001-1040): King of the Scots, killed by MacBeth
+Saint Dunstan (909-988): Former archbishop of Canterbury
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Eadmer of Sens (c.1060-c.1126): Monk, author of Historia novorum in Anglia
*Eadwine: palace page Winchester
Queen Ealdgyth (c.1025-1075): Harold's sister; widow of King Edward
Ealdgytha Svannehals: Harold's mistress
Archbishop Ealdred (?-1069): Archbishop of York
*Earmcearig: Northern nobleman, lost father & brother at Stamford Bridge
Edgar Aetheling (c.1051-c.1126) Hungarian-born; son of Aethelred II
Queen Edith: Harold's wife, Morkere's sister
+Saint Edmund the Martyr (?-855): King of East Anglia, killed by Vikings
Edmund Haroldsson (fl.1068): King Harold's son
+King Edward (c.1003-1066): English King whose death sparked William's invasion
*Edwig: Soldier
+Edwin (?-1071): Morkere's brother and predecessor
*Edwy: Harold's advocate
*Father Egmund: Priest at Saint Wulfram's
*Eric Ivar's son: Soldier and standard bearer
+Saint Erkenwald of Bath (?-693): Bishop of London
*Esnecund: Ceorl working for Arnketil
Empress Eudocia (c.1021-1096): Byzantine empress
*Eustace of Dover: Continental merchants living in Dover
F
*Brother Faege: Monk at Canterbury
+King Ferdinand (c.1015-1065): King of Leon and Count of Castile
*Ealdorman Forspild: Londoner
*Friedrich: King Heinrich's arms tutor
G
+Bishop Gerbert (c.946-1033): Later Pope Sylvester II
*Gilles d'Argyre: French minstrel
*Giorgio: Pope Alexander's advisor
*Giovanni: Tuscan, part of Hildebrand/Lanfranc's delegation
Lady Godgyfu (died between 1066 and 1086): Queen Edith's grandmother, a.k.a. Lady Godiva
Godwin Haroldsson (fl.1066): King Harold's son
+Earl Godwin (?-1053): King Harold's father
*Gottcund: Northern nobleman
+Pope Gregory I (c.540-604): Pope who sent Augustine to convert the English
*Gregory of Abbenford: Foot soldier
+Guenes: Knight of Charles the Great
*Guillaume (b.987): Advisor to generations of French kings
*Gunnhildr: Lady at Sarum castle
*Gunnlaug: Harold's fixer
*Guthbeorn: Morkere's servant
+Guthrum: King Llyr's son
Guy of Burgundy (fl.1040): William's cousin, who rebelled in 1047
*+Gwynyfyr: Aethelwine's wife, deceased; Thurlkill's mother
Lady Gytha (c.997-c.1069): King Harold's mother; Godwin's Widow
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+Harald Hardraada (c.1015-1066): King of Norway, killed at Stamford Bridge
King Harold Godwinsson (c.1022-1066): King of England
*Heardcwide of Elford: Northern nobleman
King Heinrich IV (1050-1106): King of Germany, later Holy Roman emperor
+King Henri I (1008-1060): Father of King Philippe I of France
Archdeacon Hildebrand (c.1015-1085): Papal legate
Antipope Honorius (c.1010-1072): Antipope 1061-1064
+King Hugh Capet (c.939-996): King of the French
I
*Iethe: Morkere's man
J
*Johannes: King Heinrich's advisor
L
*Archdeacon Lambert: Papal legate to Constantinople
Abbot Lanfranc of Pavia (c.1008-1089): companion to Hildebrand
+Lazarus: Raised from the dead by Christ at Bethany
Earl Leofwine (c.1035-1066): Harold's brother
*Ligulf: Londoner
*Limhal: Northern nobleman
*Ealdorman Lithsmann: Londoner
+King Llyr: Ancient king
*Lotario: Pope Alexander's aide
+Lulach (c.1033-1058): MacBeth's foster son
M
+King MacBeth (c.1005-1057: King of the Scots
*Father Maegleas: Priest of St. Wulfram's, Grantham
King Magnus II (c.1048-1069): King of Norway
+Mahomet (c.570-632): Moorish prophet
King Malcolm Canmore (c.1031-1093): King of the Scots
Mammon: Pagan god
*Mathm of Kingsbury: Londoner
Duchess Matilda (c.1031-1083): Duke William's wife
Countess Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115): Margravine of Tuscany
+King Merovech (c.411-c.458): First king of the Franks
*Modcraeft of Stortford: English lord
Earl Morkere (?-c.1088): earl of Northumbria, brother to Edith
N
*Neadhaes: Arnketil's chamberlain
O
Odo of Bayeux (?-1097): Duke William's half brother
*Olaf of Pennistoke: Northern nobleman
*Omar Yaziji: al-Mu'tadid's interpreter
*Ordgar: Edith's steward
*Osric: Carter at Heorlafestoun
+Saint Oswald (c.604-642): King of Northumbria
+King Oswiu (c.612-670), King of Bernicia, held the Synod of Whitby
Otto of Meissen (fl.1062): Margrave loyal to Henrich IV
P
+Saint Patrick (fl. V century): Brought Christianity to Ireland
King Philippe I (c.1052-1108): King of France
*Pierre: French servant working for Hildebrand
*Poppo of Gaeta: Pope Alexander's advisor
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*Ranulf: Earl Arnketil's son
+Reagan: King Llyr's son
*Reggio di Calabria: Dockworker
Richard (c.1054-between 1069 & 1075): Duke William's son
*Richard of Rheims: Eustace of Dover's brother
*Brother Rihtdonde: Monk serving as Colum-cille's scribe
+King Robert II (972-1031): King of France
Robert Curthose (1051-1134): Duke William's oldest son
Robert Guiscard (1015-1085): Duke of Sicily
+Robert of Jumieges (?-1052): Archbishop of Canterbury prior to Stigand
Robert of Mortain (c.1031-c.1095): Duke William's half brother
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c.1043-1099): Scout for King Sancho II of Castile
Romanus Diogenes (c.1030-1072) Cappadocian general; married to Empress Eudocia
Duke Rudolf of Swabia (c.1025-1080): Vassal to Heinrich IV
S
King Sancho II of Castile (c.1036-1072): Christian Spaniard king in Castile
King Sancho IV of Navarre (c.1039-1076): Christian Spaniard king in Navarre
King Sancho Ramirez (c.1042-1094): Christian Spaniard king in Aragon
*Santino Giarristi: Wine exporter
*Brother Sibi: Londoner
+Saint Sigebert (c.629-634): King of the East Angles
Sigeweard Bearn (fl.1066): Northern English landownver
Sihtric (fl.1066) Abbot of the monastery at Tavistock
*Father Spiwtha: Priest at Gaddesby
Archbishop Stigand (?-1072): Archbishop of Canterbury, 1058-1070
*Father Streona: Village priest
+King Svegn Forkbeard (960-1014): Invaded England in 1013
*Father Swaefred Priest of St. Andrew's, Heorlafestoun
T
*Theobald: Philippe's senior advisor
*Theophanes of Gelibolu: Byzantine warrior
*Thomas of Barton: Morkere's guard, later a monk of Cluny
*Thurlkill: Thane, Aethelwine's son, Harold's squire
*Thurstan of Gippeswic: Baron
Tiw: Ancient god
+Tostig (c.1026-1066): Harold's brother
U
*Uhtred of Tickhill: Northern nobleman
V
*Vala: Edith's maid
*Vittorio Caltanissetta: winemaker
W
Duke William of Normandy (c.1028-1087): Duke of Normandy, a.k.a. William the Bastard
William Rufus (c.1056-1100): Duke William's son
Bishop William the Norman (?-1075): Bishop of London
Wodin: Ancient god
*Wulfhelm: Earl Arnketil's son
Wulfnoth Godwinsson (c.1040- after 1087): Harold's youngest brother
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